Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

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Chapter 32

It was late at night at the Encounter Bar. As soon as they entered, Layton pulled Alex towards the stage. “Come on, maybe you’ll like her,” he said.

Alex wasn’t really interested and tugged Layton upstairs to get a drink.

On the stairs, Layton glanced back at the stage and suddenly tugged Alex, almost making them stumble. “Alex, look! Isn’t that Ellie?” he exclaimed.

Alex squinted at Ellie, who was singing on stage in a white dress, and his face darkened.

she looks amazing.” Layton said, impressed. “She’s really grown

look,

Ellie, his jaw tense. “She looks like, a ghost with

and headed downstairs. “Is your girl

just snorted coldly and headed straight

when she saw Alex smoking in the hallway. She paused for a moment,

as to insult her. That morning at her apartment, he’d been particularly harsh. She didn’t argue back, but

no intention of putting herself in an awkward situation by being around him again. If she could, she’d rather not

greeted her with a smile. She just kept walking, not even

been able to get his hands on something from her brother’s pocket. If her brother’s ring

and walked over to Alex, giving him a look of disapproval. “At Haley’s birthday party, I helped you out, but I ended up upsetting Ellie. Just now, she didn’t even call me, just turned